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White House: Cory Booker is dead to Us
Guess the Obama Administration has given up on toning down violent symbolism in their rhetoric. Seems the Obama camp now thinks of Newark Mayor Cory Booker as “Dead” to them. Newark’s mayor, who was...
created by Albert Milliron | 49 wks ago | updated 49 wks ago
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Indian author Aravind Adiga wins Man Booker Prize 2008
Beating predictions by bookies and others, debutant Indian novelist 33-year-old Aravind Adiga's book "The White Tiger" was on Wednesday declared the winner of the prestigious Man Booker Prize for Fiction for 2008.Adiga beat favourite Sebastian Barry to take the 50,000 pound...Five arrested in shooting death of Augusta, GA man
"Authorities arrested five Augusta teenagers tonight in the fatal shooting of a Grovetown man during what police described as a home invasion. According to police, an unnamed 14-year-old boy and the following others now face a charge of murder in the death of 33-year-old...First-timers seeking Booker glory
Contrary to widely held perception author of the novel The Enchantress of Florence Sir Salman Rushdie has missed the bus for this year's booker nomination. He has already won this award in...Rushdie wins Best of Booker prize
Sir Salman Rushdie's novel Midnight's Children has won the Best of the Booker prize, as voted for by the public." The 1981 book beat five other former Booker winners shortlisted from the prize's 40-year...Salman Rushdie Wins Best of Booker Prize
Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie has beat out an esteemed list of finalists, including J.M. Coetzee, Peter Carey, and Nadine Gordimer, to win the "Best of the Booker" prize for his celebrated novel Midnight's...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Booker winner writes of dislike for McCanns
45-year old Irish novelist recently wrote a 2000 essay titled "Diary - Disliking the McCanns" where she explained why she hated the McCanns but eventually began to love them.
It is to be remembered that the... Fatboy stays top of UK film chart
"British comedy Run, Fatboy, Run, with Simon Pegg and Thandie Newton, is still topping the UK and Irish box office. The film, which was directed by former Friends star David Schwimmer, has now taken more than... Cuba Shocked at U.S. Treatment of Criminals
Cubas Government Newspaper is concerned that the U.S. is not living up to it's Human Rights reputation. Unlike Cuba which we all know is a model for the treatment of the common Cuban.Cubas jails are known for... Newark Slayings Fan Hysteria Over an Illegal Immigrant Crime Wave
"There is however no truth to the claim that illegal immigrants have unleashed a crime wave in the country. There are more immigrants than ever in the U.S. and crime rates in the country have plummeted. The plunge has been most notable in the big cities with the largest...Pair arrested in Newark schoolyard slayings
"James Harvey, Dashon's father, described his son Monday as "a good, good student, college student." advertisement "For him to be killed on the streets of Newark needlessly is very unacceptable," he said at a news conference. "They're out here hurting innocent kids," he...Author Adichie Wins Orange Prize
"Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been named winner of the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction. She beat five other contenders for the £30,000 women-only award, including Kiran Desai, shortlisted for her Booker Prize winner The Inheritance of Loss. Adichie's...Bad Sex Award for Grunts and Squeaks
"Of all the awards, from all the magazines, in all the world- this one had to be mine. That had to be what Iain Hollingshead was thinking as he beat out Booker Prize nominee David Mitchell and Thomas Pynchon to win the Literary Reviewâs Bad Sex in Fiction Award. "Top Members Today
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